Search results for "Venous Access"
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes stories on peripherally inserted central catheters and bedside exam skills, and conference coverage from the American Thoracic Society, the Society of Hospital Medicine and the American Diabetes Association.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/lfe.htm
15 Sep 2013
Hospitalists falling short on PICC use and knowledge, national survey says
Hospitalists across the U.S. vary widely in their use and knowledge of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), a recent survey found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/30/1.htm
30 Oct 2013
Recent Research
Stroke readmissions, PICC use, career burnout, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/rr.htm
15 Mar 2014
MKSAP quiz on nutrition
Patient cases involving burns, nutrition, diarrhea after small-bowel resection, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/MKSAP-nutrition.htm
15 Feb 2015
New recommendations on when and when not to use PICCs
The recommendations are based on 665 venous access scenarios, 253 of which (38%) were rated as appropriate, 124 (19%) as neutral/uncertain, and 288 (43%) as inappropriate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/16/3.htm
16 Sep 2015
Panel picks appropriate uses for PICCs
An expert discusses new collaborative recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/PICC-recommendations.htm
15 Oct 2015
MKSAP quiz on sepsis
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program 17 about sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/mksap-quiz-on-sepsis.htm
15 Apr 2018
Venous access devices frequently fail or are removed for suspicion of infection
The highest rates and proportion of failure were in hemodialysis catheters and the central line-associated bloodstream infection rate was highest in nontunneled central venous access devices.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/15/2.htm
15 Aug 2018
August issue online and in the mail
This month's issue focuses on procalcitonin testing, hospitalist training in residency, oncology care communication, and femoral access for central lines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/15/5.htm
15 Aug 2018
Procalcitonin and other changes in medicine
This issue focuses on procalcitonin testing, hospitalist training in residency, oncology care communication, and femoral access for central lines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Aug 2018